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The Theme of Cultural Adaptation in American History, Literature and Film: Cases When the Discourse Changed
Author(s): Laurence Raw (Editor), Tanfer Emin Tunc (Editor), Guiriz Buken (Editor)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 520 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773438769
- ISBN-13: 9780773438767
Book Description
This anthology breaks new ground in the field of adaptation studies, specifically, as a branch of American Studies that not only encompasses literature and visual media, but also a wide-range of subject areas including, but not limited to, history, political science and cultural/ethnic studies. By looking at adaptation specifically in relation to the United States, the book investigates a variety of culturally and historically transformative strategies.
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This anthology breaks new ground in the field of adaptation studies, specifically, as a branch of American Studies that not only encompasses literature and visual media, but also a wide-range of subject areas including, but not limited to, history, political science and cultural/ethnic studies. By looking at adaptation specifically in relation to the United States, the book investigates a variety of culturally and historically transformative strategies.
About the Author
Dr. Tunc is an Assistant Professor in the Department of American Culture and Literature at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. She received her BA
